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Whatever happened to our vision of a learning society: The Learning Age 20

16th Feb 2018

Whatever happened to our vision
of a learning society: The Learning Age 20 years on

University of Wolverhampton Science Park

16 February 2018 10.00am-4.00pm

Sponsored by Learning and Work Institute, Education and Training Foundation, HOLEX, and the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning

Building on the work of Kennedy, Tomlinson and Dearing, David Blunkett’s Preface to The Learning Age was the high water mark of lifelong learning policy in England. 20 years after its publication, this conference reviews the initiatives that flowed from it and asks what prospects now for lifelong learning.

10.10 Learning Age to the LSC? What worked and what didn’t ? – a video interview with David Blunkett (Alan Tuckett)

10.25 to 11.15 Keynote: Too many bright ideas to make a difference? John Field, Respondents: Lorna Unwin, Andy Westwood.

11.15 – 11.40 coffee

11.40- 12.40 Workshops: Each will reflect on the initiatives promoted in The Learning Age and the roll out of its policy perspectives, and consider their relevance for current lifelong learning policy: